Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Arthropoda
Crustacea
Multicrustacea
Malacostraca
Eumalacostraca
Eucarida
Annelida
Polychaeta
Errantia
Sedentaria
Canalipalpata ▪ Nematoda
▪ Nemertea
Biota
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Morphology
Body shape
Flexibility
Fragility
Supporting structures/skeleton
Skeleton material
Body size
Body size group
Weight
Movement
Relative adult mobility
Movement type of adult
Degree of attachment of adult
Migration
Adult dispersal potential
Larval/juvenile dispersal potential
Movement type of larva/juvenile
Behaviour
Habitat modification
Sediment reworking type
Dependency
Sociability
Feeding method
Food type/diet
Feeding apparatus
Feeds on
Predated by
Life history
Life span
Regeneration potential
Age at maturity
Reproduction strategy
Reproductive frequency
Reproductive season
Reproductive type
Fecundity (number of eggs)
Egg/propagule size
Fertilization
Synchronization of spawning
Parental care/brood protection
Egg/clutch location
Larval and juvenile development
Developmental mechanism
Larval stage duration
Larval settlement substratum
Metamorphosis type
Distribution
Environmental position
Substratum
Sediment dwelling depth
Vertical zonation
Habitat preferences
Water flow/tidal streams
Wave exposure
Salinity
Tolerance
Origin
Invasiveness
Impact
Pathways/vector